Henry definitely sold the codebreaker better than anyone in history. Most will fly backwards like they're being blown up. Mark just jump-falls towards Jericho's knee and manages to sell the shit out of it while still being on his feet to take the RKO like a champ as well. Fuck's sake did HAVE to lose that match?

I wouldn't say what Orton did was impressive. Only that he decided to show life. It was the same ol stuff over again. This time he managed to not stand there as if he was waiting for an enema and decide to put some zip into his actions.

I'm really not a fan of wrestlers taking finishers and standing back up but there might be room to concede if Henry is meant to be utterly dominant. I'm just not sold on how he pushed up with his own strength so quickly afterwards, it needed a stall of some kind. Still, better than most have sold it before, though, and not anything close to being the reason why I disliked the match.

I didn't really LOVE the fact he had to stand up either, but he had to take Orton's move and sold it well enough so Jericho's shitty finisher was made to look good. Plus he fell down amazingly when actually physically taking Jericho's move.

The Shield vs John Cena, Sheamus & Ryback (WWE Elimination Chamber)
Oh yeah, this was great. The Shield are being booked far beyond what I thought they would. They're really building them as this destructive unstoppable force when they're together and it's awesome. It helps that each one of them shows intensity and fire when they're in the ring and they have this great aura surrounding them. Cena was great in this as the FIP though. Great workover and really good comeback spots from Cena. Absolutely loved the spot with Cena getting a shot in, running the ropes and then Ambrose running right after him and fucking him up with a knee and a DDT. Sick spot. Ambrose fucking ruled in this imo, he's just great. Reigns being this powerhouse enforcer type guy is a great role for him especially in this kind of match when Ambrose and Rollins can do the majority of stuff while Reigns still looks boss coming in every now and then. Really am pumped with how these guys have been booked and thrust right into the main event with the top stars and look absolutely at home there. Cena launching Ambrose over the ropes and then selling the exhaustion and getting the hot tag to Ryback was ace, and this is where a guy like Ryback can be so good, because he really did look great here and in the TLC match as a beast that one on one could man handle every guy. His power moves definitely are pretty boss in this situation. Barricade spot ruled despite them doing it all the time it seems, because it was unpredictable and Lilian almost got killed. Sheamus didn't do much at all here, but his one spot near the start when he caught Dean with the Brogue kick out of desperation to tag in Cena was brilliant. The finish was really well done imo, everything got across that these guys are an unstoppable pack of wolves that have the best team mentality ever. Yeah, I really liked this a lot.****+

Definitely do not agree with the criticisms of the EC match. The Shield's match was very good but I definitely do not see it as a 4 star match, more like *** 1/2. I think you are overrating it slightly. Oh well, different strokes for different folks I suppose.